Stories for September 2013

Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:50 UTC
Blatter admits ‘political influence’ for 2022 Qatar World Cup; Europe wants change of venue

Europe’s 54 soccer nations are prepared to support moving the 2022 Qatar World Cup from the summer heat to playing in January. Allegedly European soccer leaders gave UEFA President Michel Platini a mandate for change on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:47 UTC
Praise for PM Cameron statements that BOT should not be described as tax havens

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and other leaders of the British Overseas Territories have welcomed remarks by the Prime Minister David Cameron that Overseas Territories should not be described as tax havens.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:40 UTC
Pope prepared to discuss the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics

Pope Francis has said that next month he will meet with a group of eight cardinals to discuss the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics. The pope also referred to the scandals that have beset the Church, confirming that it is necessary to face the most serious problems with clarity, but without pessimism.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:36 UTC
HMS Lancaster visits Colombia to participate in the multinational exercise Unitas

The Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster has visited Colombia to strengthen relationships with the country. The vessel called at the port of Cartagena ahead of Exercise Unitas, a multinational exercise being played out in the region headed by the US Navy.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:18 UTC
“One child-one laptop” program in Uruguay has failed to improve results in maths and reading

The Uruguayan pioneering program “one child-one laptop” did not improve their performance in basic subjects such as maths and reading, according to a report from the country’s Institute of Economy and financed by the same education authorities. The report also points out to the lack of content in the laptops and the poor training of teachers.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 21:33 UTC
Malvinas: Uruguay also considers it has historic sovereignty rights over the Islands

Uruguay has founded claims over Malvinas Islands sovereignty based on international treaties and proclamations dating back to the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries, according to a paper put to consideration of the ruling coalition program draft committee, it was revealed by the Montevideo press.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 21:27 UTC
Former Public Security minister, new Argentine ambassador before OAS

The new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), Nilda Garré, presented credentials that accredit her to the hemispheric institution, during a ceremony held at the OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 20:55 UTC
FARC reiterate call for a Colombia truth commission at Havana peace talks

Colombia’s Marxist rebel organization, FARC reiterated on Wednesday its call to the Colombian government to establish a truth commission to deal with the history of the internal conflict in the country that goes back to 1964.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 20:50 UTC
EC fact-finding mission to Gibraltar/Spain arrives next September 25

The European Commission will send a fact-finding mission to the Gibraltar-Spain border on September 25 to assess Spanish customs controls and their impact on freedom of movement. The date for the mission was confirmed on Wednesday following days of wrangling over the scope of its mandate, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 20:45 UTC
Gibraltar and Spain trade unions call for an end to border crossing dispute

The Gibraltar branch of Unite the Union has joined forces with Spanish unions Comisiones Obreras [CC.OO] and Unión General de Trabajadores [UGT] to underscore their collective concern at the deterioration of cross-border relations because of the on-going dispute.